Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

Practicing Deliberate Gratitude

Two words that open the door to deliberate gratitude.

"Deliberate gratitude when practiced becomes a light that unconsciously illuminates others, giving them the courage to do the same."

Get out from under the Streetlight

Don't be a moth... Why do people huddle around streetlights rather than looking where they might be able to find the truth?

How much time is spent huddling around the streetlight of bitterness and blame rather than where the truth is more likely to be?

"It's difficult to look for what's working when it's so much easier to look for what is not working."

"What is your Streetlight?"

Buy me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

What do you think? Is it time for a seventh-inning stretch?

Celebration - an outward display of Gratitude

Can hatred and gratitude dwell in us at the same time?

Science shows that by practicing gratitude and celebration, we prime our brains to be more open to new ideas... to be more creative, and efficient.

How many times will you use the word "celebrate" this week? Try it.

Focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

There is nothing wrong with this country that what's right with this country can't fix.

"Discovering what works and doing more of it is generally a positive, enjoyable, and empowering activity for all concerned."
- Dr. Mark Mckergow

"My intention is not to focus on what we want to fix. Rather, let's focus on what we want to become."

If you're looking for a way to change your world, you will find it right under your nose.

"Use your smile to change the world, don't let the world change your smile."
- Chinese Proverb

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your happiness, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
- Thich Nhat Hanh

Contribution Driven

• Is your future destination-driven? Or, is your future contribution-driven?
• People do not experience your intentions, they experience your actions.
• If your habits are not aligned with your dreams (future), you can either choose to elevate your behavior or lower your dreams - your choice.

Kindness

What is the power we all have, that if we made the commitment to use kindness every day, we would live in a more meaningful world?

What is the one thing only you can take responsibility for?

Which future are you giving courage to?

What would happen if you had just one major goal and one clear path in each key area of your life?

Are you a better person today?

Three questions as you plan for a year from now:

1. How will I be different?
2. What will say "no" that I said "yes" to in 2020?
3. What will I possess in 2021 that I didn't have, or wish I would have had in 2020?